Local & State News

On Thursday, May 9th, about 4:30 in the afternoon, Plymouth Police were contacted for a Theft from Walmart. Officer Beatty arrived and stopped 24 year old Jenna Prater of Knox while she was attempting to leave.  Stolen property was ... Read more...

Attorney General Curtis Hill joined 43 other attorneys general in a lawsuit against Teva Pharmaceuticals and 19 of the nation’s largest generic drug manufacturers alleging a broad conspiracy to artificially inflate and manipulate ... Read more...

U.S. Representatives Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.), Susie Lee (D-Nev.), Doug Collins (R-Ga.), and Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) last week introduced bipartisan legislation to improve health care coverage for newborn children of veterans. ... Read more...

The City of Plymouth will hold their regular meetings Monday evening beginning at 6 p.m. with the Board of Public Works and Safety. Members will hear department head reports and Street Superintendent Jim Marquardt will present a request ... Read more...

Faith Hansen’s Digital Design class at Plymouth High School participated in the second annual shirt design contest for the IBEW Local 153 electrical union. After learning design skills using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, students ... Read more...

The Marshall County Council meets this morning at 9 a.m. in the second floor meeting room of the County Building. Agenda for the meeting includes three requests to waive the probationary pays.  Sheriff’ Matt Hassel is first up with a ... Read more...

Plymouth High School students participating in the Construction Technology program offered through the North Central Area Vocational Cooperative program are putting the finishing touches of this year’s house build. Currently there are 11 ... Read more...

The Marshall County Coroner’s office investigated a two vehicle crash on U.S. 30 that resulted in a Bourbon woman being killed. The accident which occurred about 4:30 Saturday afternoon at Beech Road brought traffic to a standstill. ... Read more...

This month the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department and the Plymouth Police Department join law-enforcement agencies across the nation to increase enforcement of seat-belt laws for Click It or Ticket. Multiple weeks of highly visible ... Read more...

On Friday, May 10, 37 Plymouth High School seniors put on their red graduation caps and gowns and walked with hundreds of students in the Ivy Tech Community College commencement ceremony at the Purcell Pavilion on the campus of the ... Read more...

Pilgrims take title in CMA Invitational PLYMOUTH – Plymouth’s varsity came within shots of the school record 301 on Saturday in the 66th annual CMA Invitational, firing a new “team format” school record of 303 and ... Read more...

It’s here!!! Spring is here!  And the Marshall County Church Orchestra is pleased to announce while everyone was hibernating during the winter months they were well underway rehearsing for the arrival of their 2019 concert season!! ... Read more...

U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), and Doug Jones (D-Ala.) last week introduced bipartisan legislation to make sure that more students have access to higher education. Under current law, students only find out ... Read more...

The South Bend Cubs are pleased to announce, beginning Monday, May 13, applications for one of several $5,000 scholarships will be accepted from college-bound softball and baseball players from the 11 counties surrounding Four Winds Field ... Read more...

The Bureau of Land Management- Eastern States (BLM-ES) Northeastern States District will hold a wild horse and burro event providing wild horses and possibly a few yearling and burros, May 17 – 18, at Red Horse Ranch, 64247 Library ... Read more...

U.S. Representatives Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) and Terri Sewell (D-Ala.) Wednesday led a bipartisan group of 159 members of Congress in urging Director of the National Economic Council Larry Kudlow and President Trump not to impose costly ... Read more...

The County Highway Superintendent brought forward the question of permitting “oversized loads” that wish to travel on county roadways during Monday’s Commissioner meeting.   Jason Peters was hoping to get their input on the idea. ... Read more...

Jodi Smith, President and CEO of Marshall Starke Development Center gave the Marshall County Commissioners an update on the operation of the company and the services they provide to residents in Marshall County. Marshall Starke Development ... Read more...

The Kosciusko County Coroner has identified the deceased male found in the Tippecanoe River Wednesday as 65-year old Thomas Schmeltz of Bourbon. The preliminary cause of death has been determined to be drowning. Schmeltz’s body was ... Read more...

The Mayor’s Youth Council in Plymouth is inviting the community to participate in the beautification projects that will be taking place this Saturday, May 11th.  The projects are in recognition of Arbor Day. The events officially begin ... Read more...